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Utattemita J-Pop
Release Date: 3/7/12 ? 3/21/12
Price: 1905 yen

Utaite take on J-Pop classics. The track list is mostly composed of songs taken from J-Pop Extra Beat Densetsu and the first two Geki Atsu! Drama Euro releases. I’m still hopeful that these will be new house/trance/euro arrangements, but I’m prepared for the worst. 🙁 Oh well, at least it can finally be confirmed that BB Storm = Bibi, KoRo-Girl = Korosuke, and Koko on Boku = Boku, though in hindsight I feel like an idiot since those should have been really, really obvious.

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Utattemita Anison
Release Date: 3/7/12 ? 3/21/12
Price: 1905 yen

Delayed a few weeks, but cover art and final list have been revealed. The good news is that they somehow managed to forget to put “Zankoku” and “Sousei” on this. The bad news is that most of these songs have been done by Akiba Koubou before. The good news is that the description for the album mentions house, techno and trance arrangements, so there’s a good chance that we’ll at least get some new arrangements. The bad news is that Akiba Koubou are very lazy, and there’s just as a good a chance that they’ll use the songs straight from Anim80s and other albums.

For those wondering, “Nazo no Jinbutsu K” is better known to Hime Trance fans as Kei. It’s just the pseudonym she uses for singing on Nico Nico.

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Let’s Dance -Super 80s Disco Hits-
Release Date: 12/7/11 ? 12/21/11 ? 1/18/12 ? 2/8/12 ? 3/28/12
Price: 2857 yen

2-disc compilation from EMI celebrating Roppongi disco hits. As with Mogra Mix, this was originally supposed to come out in December, but EMI has postponed the release date a few times before settling on a March 28 release date. The delay was probably for the best, or else it would’ve been in direct competition with the similarly themed Dancemania Sparkle Classics. Songs selected by DJ Osshy of Roppongi Nirvana.

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Mogra Mix Vol. 1 mixed by DJ Wildparty
Release Date: 12/7/11 ? 12/21/11 ? 2/1/12 ? 2/29/12 ? 3/14/12
Price: 2476 yen

New compilation from EMI, done in collaboration with Club Mogra. It was originally set for release last December and would have been EMI’s first Vocaloid-related release, but since it’s been delayed so many times that distinction now goes to Vocalo Dance. It’s now set for release on March 14. In addition to Vocaloid, there are also House songs from artsits like DJ Kawasaki, Digitalism, Ram Rider and Rap Bit.

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Black & Gold
Artist: DJ Kawasaki
Release Date: 3/14/12
Price: 2381 yen

New album from DJ Kawasaki featuring house covers of Disco anthems. Visit his official website for samples and more info.

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Girls Pop R&B ~Party Girl~ mixed by DJ Hiroki
Release Date: 2/24/11
Price: 1800 yen

Sequel to Girls Pop R&B, featuring covers of popular J-Pop and Western Pop songs. Mixed by DJ Hiroki.

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R&B Boutique -in the party- 2nd Floor mixed by DJ Kenkaida
Release Date: 2/22/12
Price: 1800 yen

Fourth release in FARM’s R&B Boutique series. Once again features a non-stop mix of R&B house songs mixed by DJ Kenkaida. DJ U*Hey? makes an appearance with a cover of DJ Guetta’s “Titanium.” Daiki × ZK also have a new song with a cover of the Bruno Mars hit, “The Lazy Song.” The album is available on iTunes Japan, but the digital version is a non-stop mix like the CD.

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Touch Me Twice (Single)
Artist: Bonnie Max
Release Date: 2/20/12
Price: Name Your Price

The latest track from Disko Warp artist, Bonnie Max. Available exclusively at Bandcamp, for whatever price you want to pay for it.

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Luv Euro 2
Release Date: 2/22/12
Price: 1886 yen

The album is out today, physically on CD as well as digitally on iTunes Japan, where you can listen to samples. Damn, “Mister” and “Run ‘n’ Gun” sound sooooo good. It’s just a shame there are so many repeats, and even more unfortunate that the iTunes version is a non-stop mix just like the CD.

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I Love Disko Warp ~ Singles Collection Vol. 4
Release Date: 2/15/12
Price: Name Your Price

Fourth release in the I Love Disko Warp series, which collects Disko Warp’s hit singles. It’s available exclusively at Bandcamp for whatever price you want to pay. Don’t miss out on “Space Space Shooter” or the Ricardo Autobahn remix of “I Wanna Be a Ninja.”

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Party Hits R&B ~Girls Style~ mixed by DJ Rina
Release Date: 4/4/12
Price: 1800 yen

A spin-off of the Party Hits ~R&B House~ series, this time focusing on female vocalists and mixed by a female DJ, DJ Rina. There are 40 songs scheduled, and don’t be surprised to see repeats from previous releases in the series.

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Party Anthem Love Drive
Release Date: 2/15/12
Price: 1500 yen

A new R&B House compilation from Preget Music. Mixed by DJ Rina, the female DJ who also recently mixed Diamond ~Celebrity Style Best Mix~ for Groovy Inc. Actually, at least a few of the songs will be licensed from Groovy Inc.

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Nana Mitani Golden Best -Vocalo Kyoku o Utatte Mita-
Artist: Nana Mitani
Release Date: 3/14/12
Price: 2190 yen

First album from Nana Mitani, most famous for her cover of “Luka Luka Night Fever.” The track list consists of lots of Vocaloid covers, including every “Night” song that samfree has ever done. That includes his latest song, “Ia Ia*Night of Desire.”

Okay, so technically that’s Kouhey’s version. Sorry, but I like it better 😛 Nana’s version is embedded after the jump.

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Utatte Mita Best Selection
Release Date: 3/7/12
Price: 1905 yen

Wow, this album is going to be pretty insane. Many of the songs have already been done by AKBK, but will have newly recorded vocals. Every song has multiple vocalists, and “Team Minna” can only mean that ALL of the utaite will be singing on a song. Really makes me wish I could attend Akiba Koubou Festa so I could hear these live.

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Gossip Party! “Spin Out!” Girls Hits Mixxx
Release Date: 2/15/12
Price: 1500 yen

A new, lower-priced spin-off of Manhattan Records’ house-flavored R&B cover series powered by Power Music. Expect covers of songs by Beyonce, Lady Gaga, and Alexandra Stan. 35 songs in all. No, I don’t know what those extra x’s are for.

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